[Dayu married the child of the Tushan Clan, calling her Nuwa, and their union bore Xia Qi. After Tushan Nuwa's death, Nuwa's intestines transformed into a snake.]
The azure-headed Ba Snake slithered through the underground palace, its massive head bearing a blade wound that had already dried. Even Chen Yi, armed with the golden Shariputra, had failed to inflict fundamental damage on it despite his powerful Wind-Cleaving Rain-Slaying Strike.
Its appearance made Zhou Yitang's brows knit faintly.
Chen Yi understood Zhou Yitang's concern—it was her worry that her identity as a ghost servant might lead the Tushan Clan to locate her.
Zhou Yitang seemed to hesitate.
This beast, formed from the intestines of the Tushan Clan's deceased, appeared to be drawing ever nearer to the burial chamber.
"Is Master Zhou hesitating, wondering whether she can incapacitate it within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?"
Chen Yi spoke slowly.
